Abortions in sheep

Mc115reed

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I’v still got singles outside and none of them aborted as yet... the twins are a bit comfy on space and I think its because they’ve been scrapping at feed time... all enzo vacc’d but not toxo... 3 aborted now so Vet is gonna have to come for a look which is a pain because some twits given me covid 🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️
 
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Estate fencing.

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I’v still got singles outside and none of them aborted as yet... the twins are a bit comfy on space and I think its because they’ve been scrapping at feed time... all enzo vacc’d but not toxo... 3 aborted now so Vet is gonna have to come for a look which is a pain because some twits given me covid 🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️
I hope you get better before you start lambing. There nothing worse than being a couple of weeks away then them start slipping, I know the feeling to well, it’s good to get the vet to test.
 

aangus

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cumbria
monday 🤦🏻‍♂️ got one of the lambs going last night but came back a hour later and it was dead... all vaxxed for enzo 4 weeks pretupping which about broke my heart the cost and still getting abortion 🤬
3 years ago I had 8 abort out of 200 or so and they had been vaccinated for both so I can feel your pain, but its that feeling when walking through them that got to me. Vet sent some afterbirth away and it came back clear for everything, fingers crossed that it sorts itself sooner rather than later
 

z.man

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central scotland
I'd be going through them with alamycin asap to stop it in its tracks now before it could get worse
If they are due on Monday and they are due to lamb tight I would probably just ride it out another week will see it mostly past if they are quite a spread lambing I would consider blanket jagging good luck either way
Am I not correct in thinking any ewe that had picked up enzo at lambing last year your vaccination would do her no good already infected but they will be ok next year on ?
 

Ceri

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If they are due on Monday and they are due to lamb tight I would probably just ride it out another week will see it mostly past if they are quite a spread lambing I would consider blanket jagging good luck either way
Am I not correct in thinking any ewe that had picked up enzo at lambing last year your vaccination would do her no good already infected but they will be ok next year on ?
This is very true. Enzo vaccinated sheep are not cover during there first yr if they have already picked it up......... Its a sod as you've spent all that money but u still gotta terrimycn them.... 😠😠😠😠
 

Mc115reed

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I'd be going through them with alamycin asap to stop it in its tracks now before it could get worse
vet coming first thing but said he’s bringing enough alamycin with him too inject everything because chances are its what i need
If they are due on Monday and they are due to lamb tight I would probably just ride it out another week will see it mostly past if they are quite a spread lambing I would consider blanket jagging good luck either way
300 due to lamb in 3 weeks so it is a tight lambing but only scanned 154% once barrens were taken off so every loss is felt
My dad lost 800 lambs in 2012 to toxo. We almost lost him as well, iv never known any thing like it! The worst bit was the half live lambs that you spend ages on, then they die.
you’d find me swinging from the shed doorway if that happened to be honest that would break me...
 

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